Observations Of An Amateur Housewife

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

My 3rd trimester I kind of went into a "nesting" craze, fueled by Pinterest and moving into a new canvas house with all kinds of new rooms and empty walls to decorate. I do not recommend moving while pregnant. If it doesn't drive you insane, it will likely drive your husband insane.

The kids rooms were my main focus this summer, and Lily's room especially.

After painting and curtains and everything, the room still needed something, some *bam* object that would tie in all the colors: aqua, pink, and white with pops of yellow and green and make them all make sense.

When I saw this lamp over at The Pleated Poppy, I knew it was perfect, since I had a ton of scraps leftover from the throw quilt I made for her bed.

So, I found a shade at St. Vincent's for a couple of bucks.

I ripped it apart, much to the shock and dismay of my husband, who didn't know what I had planned. (You'd think he'd be used to me by now!)

Then I tied and tied and tied and tied. And tied. I used all my scraps and it took forever.

My name is Aleassa. I am a ministry wife and mother, learning as I go. I like to make unlovely things lovely--a small reflection of what Christ can do for each of us. My desire for my home and family is not that we would resemble a magazine cover, but that we would find joy and contentment in the surprising beauty of what we already have. Join me in my journey as I learn the liberating art of homemaking and mothering on a minimal budget.